Mac machine slowdown is a perennial issue that users
complain about over and again regardless of the causes. When you
purchase a new Mac machine, you find everything is pleasant; however,
the pleasant factor starts losing ground after certain period of
rigorous usage. If we peek inside the Mac machine before and after
slowdown issue is encountered, slew of differences minimizing system
performance are noticed. It is recommended to clean up Mac disk
in order to improve your Mac's performance. Moreover, you can also
find Mac cleanup software on the Internet to enhance Mac's
performance significantly.
Following are the areas of the Mac machine where you
need to make some alterations in order to improve Mac's performance:
Hard Drive
Hard drive needs major cleanup because it is where
all data and applications are stored. A hard drive is supposed to be
'Ideal' if it carries at least 10% of its total capacity as free
space. If not, move the unused files to any external data storage
device and free up the hard drive space. The unallocated space
available on the hard drive is referred to as Virtual Memory that is
utilized during execution of the programs. Therefore, clean up Mac
disk as much as you can for faster program execution, or move to
SSD.
Login Items
Login items are none other than the applications
that run automatically when Mac boots to desktop, thereby consuming
RAM and Processor. As a result, Mac machine boots up sluggishly, and
you suffer from spinning beach balls. Therefore, it is recommended to
disable these startup actions from Apple menu->System
Preferences->Accounts->Login Items, to achieve faster startup.
Installed Applications
Mac users install so many applications over time,
thinking a Mac machine cannot slowdown; however, the system behaves
adversely. Go through all installed applications and remove every
single application that is not used for a long time. Removing unused
applications results in creating free space on the disk, thereby
giving performance gains.
Safari Browser
Apple's very own Safari browser in Mac (just like
every other web browsers) stores Internet history, cookies, cache,
bookmarks, logs, browser plug-ins, and add-ins that affect Internet
browsing speed when present in large number. Clean up these items
from Safari menu-> Reset Safari, check these items, and click
Reset to boost Internet surfing speed.
Apart from cleaning up several areas of the Mac
machine, you should also update all the apps installed on your Mac
machine in order to improve your Mac machine's performance:
Updating Applications
Make sure the apps installed on your Mac machine are
updated. If not, then click Apple menu-> Software Update, and let
the Mac connect to Apple's app store to search and download the
updates for installed applications.
Follow each of the tips recommended above, not only
to free up the hard drive space, but even to speed up the Mac
machine.
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